====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0760 from reel: L 2626 (1984-01-11 to 1984-07-27) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/137793 Title: Nicaraguan Rebels Mine Main Waterway Summary: Nicaraguan rebels reported mining a 30-mile stretch of Lake Nicaragua, expanding their campaign to halt water traffic with 12 ships having struck mines in three ocean ports. Category: national news Subjects: Nicaragua; civil war; military operations; Lake Nicaragua Named Entities: Nicaragua; Lake Nicaragua Confidence: 0.9 Title: Court Will Consider 'Moment of Silence' Case Summary: The Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments on whether the Constitution allows a 'moment of silence' in public schools, with Alabama's moment-of-silence law being challenged. Category: national news Subjects: Supreme Court; religious freedom; school prayer; constitutional law Named Entities: Supreme Court; Alabama Confidence: 0.9 Title: Surge in Construction Is Largest Since 1946 Boom Summary: The Commerce Department reported the biggest explosion of construction since the post-World War II building boom, with spending up 6.9 percent in February. Category: national news Subjects: construction industry; economic growth; building permits; residential construction Named Entities: Commerce Department Confidence: 0.9 Title: Congressman Is Guilty of Hiding His Finances Summary: A federal court jury found Rep. George Hansen guilty of four counts of filing false financial disclosure reports, with sentencing scheduled for April 30. Category: national news Subjects: political corruption; financial disclosure; congressional ethics Named Entities: George Hansen Confidence: 0.9 Title: Special Prosecutor Named for Meese Financial Inquiry Summary: Washington lawyer Jacob A. Stein was named special prosecutor to investigate the financial dealings of Edwin Meese, with charges of cronyism that had blocked his confirmation as attorney general. Category: national news Subjects: political investigations; Department of Justice; Edwin Meese Named Entities: Jacob A. Stein; Edwin Meese; William French Smith Confidence: 0.9 Title: Reagan Wants Satellite-Killer System Summary: President Reagan told Congress he was committed to developing a satellite-killer system and that he had ruled out any new negotiations with the Kremlin to ban such futuristic space-age weaponry. Category: national news Subjects: military technology; space weapons; Reagan administration; Cold War Named Entities: Ronald Reagan Confidence: 0.9 Title: Sikh Gunmen Kill Leader in India Summary: Sikh gunmen killed an opposition leader yesterday in the northern city of Amritsar, sparking rioting by members of rival religious groups, officials said. Category: national news Subjects: political violence; India; Sikh extremism Named Entities: India; Amritsar Confidence: 0.9 Title: Senate Rejects Salvadoran Aid Cuts Summary: The Senate yesterday rejected, 63 to 25, a move by Sen. Edward Kennedy to reduce emergency military aid to El Salvador from $62 million to $21 million. Category: national news Subjects: foreign policy; El Salvador; congressional votes; military aid Named Entities: Edward Kennedy; John Melcher; Bob Kasten Confidence: 0.9 Title: Canada, U.S. Battle Over Sea Border Summary: Canada and the United States faced each other yesterday for the first time at the world's highest court to settle a dispute over the sea border of the Georges Bank fishing grounds in the Gulf of Maine. Category: national news Subjects: international law; maritime boundaries; Canada-United States relations Named Entities: Canada; United States; The Hague; Mark MacGuigan Confidence: 0.9 Title: Bomb Blasts Cause Blackout in Chile Summary: Three-fourths of Chile's population went without electricity yesterday after nine simultaneous bomb blasts destroyed high-tension towers in the latest of a series of anti-government attacks, police said. Category: national news Subjects: political violence; Chile; terrorism; electricity grid Named Entities: Chile; Santiago Confidence: 0.9 Title: Florida Jury Recommends Life Term Summary: A jury recommended yesterday that Judi Buenoano be sentenced to life in prison for drowning her paralyzed son to collect $100,000 in life insurance money. Category: national news Subjects: criminal justice; jury recommendations; Florida law Named Entities: Florida; Milton; Judi Buenoano; George Lowrey Confidence: 0.9 Title: Weather Facts Summary: National Weather Service forecast for April 3-4, 1984 showing temperatures and precipitation predictions for various regions across the United States. Category: informational content Subjects: weather forecasts; regional weather; National Weather Service Confidence: 0.9 Title: Correction Summary: Correction notice for previous reporting error regarding charges filed against Shannon Brooks in Douglas County District Court. Category: announcement Subjects: journalistic corrections; legal proceedings; Douglas County Confidence: 0.9 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: Jayhawk Bookstore Category: advertisements Confidence: 0.9 Note: Descriptive metadata for this item has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. Please contact the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with specific questions or concerns.